Afro–Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Afro-Trinidadians competing at the 2012 London Olympics. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago: 452,536 (2011 census) | |
| Languages | |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian English Trinidadian and Tobagonian Creole Antillean Creole (Patois) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity Minority: Rastafari • Islam • Others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Caribbeans • Afro-Guyanese • Afro-Haitians • Afro-Jamaicans • African People • African diaspora • Akans • Igbos • Mandinkas •Yoruba • Merikins • Douglas |
Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, also known as Afro-Trinbagonians or Black Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people from Trinidad and Tobago whose ancestors are of Sub-Saharan African origin, primarily from West Africa, brought to the islands during the transatlantic slave trade beginning in the 17th century.
According to the 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Census, Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians made up 34.2% of the population, the second largest ethnic group, with an additional 22.8% identifying as Multiracial, including 7.7% who identified specifically as Dougla, a mix of African and Indian descent.
During the colonial era, terms such as Mulatto, Creole, Dougla, Zambo, Maroon, Pardo, Quadroon, Octoroon, and Hexadecaroon (Quintroon) were used to classify people based on proportions of African ancestry. These classifications were common across the Caribbean, Latin America, and North American regions.